Big Pool Photo Gallery

Fishermen on Big Pool

Big Pool from the C&O Berm

Towpath on Big Pool

Upstream end of the Spillway

This is the end of the spillway and the spillway runs to the left in this photo

Upstream end of the spillway

Spillway

Notice the stone pier in the left side of the photo. According to Hahn, this had a wooden plank across it so that the mule driver could walk it and not get his feet wet. Note my thoughts.

Another view of the spillway stone pier

This is looking over the edge of the spillway from the towpath.

At the upper end of Big Pool

This is taken from the Western Maryland Cherry Run trestle (which is still in use) and looking downstream onto Big Pool.

Western Maryland (CSX) Railroad Trestle

Under the trestle, you can see the beginnings of Big Pool

Western Maryland over the Potomac

This is the Cherry Run interchange route between the B&O on the West Virginia side of the Potomac and the Western Maryland on the Maryland side.